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Nine Men Dancing.

Sedley, Kate (author).

Sedley offers up another entertaining installment in her medieval mystery series featuring Roger the Chapman (that’s peddler, for those unfamiliar with medieval job titles). On the way home from a successful selling trip through the Cotswolds, the erstwhile amateur detective makes a chance stop at a remote village. He is quickly drawn into investigating the disappearance and suspected murder of beautiful Eris Lilywhite, who disappeared after she foolishly promised to marry not only wealthy farmer Ned Rawbone but also his elderly father. The locals brand Eris as a fortune-seeking trollop, but her mother and grandmother are desperate to find out what happened to her. When they learn of Roger’s previous investigative successes, they beg for his help. The detailed portrait of life in the fifteenth century, the charming hero, and the imaginative plot make this another pleasurable read in Sedley’s stylishly written and historically accurate series.  Emily Melton